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How Dare You! (album)

For the Electric Six album, see How Dare You? (Electric Six album).

How Dare You! is the fourth album by British band 10cc. Released in 1976, it included UK hit singles "I'm Mandy Fly Me" and "Art for Art's Sake".[3] The album was the band's third to have cover artwork by the Hipgnosis creative team.

How Dare You!
Studio album by
10cc
ReleasedJanuary 1976
Recorded1975
StudioStrawberry Studios, Stockport, Greater Manchester, England
Genre
Length42:53
LabelMercury
Producer10cc
10cc chronology
100cc
(1975) 		How Dare You!
(1976) 		Deceptive Bends
(1977)
Singles from How Dare You!
  1. "Art for Art's Sake"
    Released: November 1975
  2. "I'm Mandy Fly Me"
    Released: March 1976

It was also the last 10cc album by the original line-up of Eric Stewart, Graham Gouldman, Kevin Godley and Lol Creme (the latter two departed shortly thereafter to form Godley & Creme), until the four reformed (albeit briefly) for the 1992 album ...Meanwhile.

Writing and recording

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In an interview at the time of its release, Gouldman told Melody Maker music newspaper: "It's as different as any album by the same band can be, and I think it's a progression from the last one. I think there's been a progression on every album and I think we've done it again. It's a strange mixture of songs. There's one about divorce, a song about schizophrenia, a song about wanting to rule the world, the inevitable money song, and an instrumental."[4]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [2]
Christgau's Record GuideC[5]
Jerk Music Critic     [6]
Uncut     [7]

Village Voice critic Robert Christgau wrote in his review of the album: "The putrefaction isn't as extreme as on last year's hit album, but the affliction would seem permanent—they don't know whether they're supposed to be funny or pretty, and so nine times out of ten they're neither."[5]

Track listing

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Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
1."How Dare You"
instrumental4:14
2."Lazy Ways"
Stewart4:20
3."I Wanna Rule the World"
Creme3:57
4."I'm Mandy Fly Me"
  • Stewart
  • Gouldman
  • Godley
Stewart5:24
5."Iceberg"
  • Gouldman
  • Godley
Gouldman and Godley3:43
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
6."Art for Art's Sake"
  • Stewart
  • Gouldman
Stewart, Gouldman and Creme5:59
7."Rock 'n' Roll Lullaby"
  • Gouldman
  • Stewart
Godley and Stewart3:58
8."Head Room"
  • Godley
  • Creme
Creme and Stewart4:21
9."Don't Hang Up"
  • Godley
  • Creme
Godley6:16

Bonus tracks

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Bonus tracks on the 1997 CD edition

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No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
10."Get It While You Can"
  • Gouldman
  • Stewart
Stewart2:53

Bonus tracks on Japanese 2008 CD edition

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No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
10."Art for Art's Sake (Single Edit)"
  • Stewart
  • Gouldman
Stewart and Creme4:11
11."Get It While You Can"
  • Gouldman
  • Stewart
Stewart2:53
12."I'm Mandy Fly Me (Single edit)"
  • Stewart
  • Gouldman
  • Godley
Stewart4:40

Personnel

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Credits sourced from the original album liner notes.

10cc
Additional musician
  • Mair Jones – harp (9)

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[18] Gold 20,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Larkin, Colin (1999). All-Time Top 1000 Albums. Virgin Books. p. 120. ISBN 0-7535-0354-9. Archived from the original on 8 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b Guarisco, Donald A.. How Dare You! at AllMusic. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  3. ^ Art for Arts Sake at Discogs (list of releases)
  4. ^ Melody Maker interview quoted in CD liner notes
  5. ^ a b Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: T". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 15 March 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  6. ^ Jerk Music Critic. "10cc, How Dare You!". Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  7. ^ Lester, Paul (September 1997). "10cc: How Dare You! / Deceptive Bends / Bloody Tourists". Uncut. No. 4. p. 89.
  8. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 307. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  9. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – 10cc – How Dare You!" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  10. ^ "Charts.nz – 10cc – How Dare You!". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  11. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – 10cc – How Dare You!". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  12. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – 10cc – How Dare You!". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  13. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  14. ^ "10cc Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  15. ^ "The Top 100 Albums of '76". RPM. Vol. 26, no. 14 & 15. 8 January 1977. p. 11. ISSN 0315-5994. Retrieved 8 November 2021 – via Library and Archives Canada.
  16. ^ "Top Selling Albums of 1976 — The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Recorded Music New Zealand. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  17. ^ "Top 50 Albums of 1976" (PDF). Music Week. 25 December 1976. p. 14. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 March 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021 – via worldradiohistory.com.
  18. ^ "Australian Gold for 10cc" (PDF). Cash Box. 29 October 1977. p. 89. Retrieved 25 November 2021 – via World Radio History.
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